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6 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
verb apply pomade to (hair)
originFrom French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”). Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0